New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-03
TROUBLE IN THE IOWA UNIVERSITY.

PROFESSORS DISMISSED FOR SEEKING ENFORCE
MrNr or THE PROHIBITION LAW.
CutcAGo July 2 (SpeciaD dispatches from Iowa
CITY and Des Moines Iowa. repor; considerable excite
mont In tho Stat. University and In political circles as
well over the discharge OF three professors iroE the
Iowa University At q recent meeting oil the Regents
oi tina University tho Immediate resignation OF Pro-
fessor n o. Leonard OF the chair OF mathematics ana
astronomy; Professor T.. n. Fellows OF the chair OF
mental and moral science aud ddaccs and Professor
Parker OF the chair OF history, was called for ITO
essor Leonard has occupied his position twentysoVen
years Professor Fellows has held his chair twenty
wears and Professor Parker seventeen years some
ucly charges made by the deposed professors ana
their friends against certain members OF the Dcau vi
Rccents 4 correspondent called to-day upon FRO
,cssor Fellows and asked him tor statement In
reply he turned to pile OF papers at his elbow, ana
seleetinc copies OF The Iowa State Press ana Inc
POST two Democratic papers published IN low" |ty,
read copious extracts from them criticising MN anu
other professors for taking part in the efforts for inc
enforcement of the prohibitory law here Ihese
articles appeared in tho last two years. and IN some
of them Il was pointedly limited that certain OF inc
professors he especially should resign 10 aVod oehg
thrown overheard by the regents.
ayes. We we're warned. as you can see. remarked
the professor, laying down the papers, put we uiu
NOT suppose that these papers spoke ohicialiy' we
Aid moi believe tho Board Of Regents wouli DO so
sueida q thing to throw down the gauntlet W '"e
Prohibltonists and the churches but even IL we hau
thong Int differently, wa shOuiu nave uo"o 80 W" 49,
When asked concerning his political record rro-
lessor Fellows said: pnh,;,
FOR thirty three years have been > 'ePuoIoan,
and while have been prohibitionst nave never
gone Oh on third partysm, tor claimed tnat we u'u
Got want prohibition until we could get IL through tuo
RenublIean party felt, too that as professor In
thr university il was the more my duty 70 tne oIa.o
and 10 the parents whose soDs were sIudenls 70
strive for the enforcement OF the law, IN v9aon S
which so many saoon uoors 5toou o"'A "
feet Of the university ,,, .ht ., THAR
oninion the axe fell on them simply because they
we're prohibtionists. They say that although they
had heard threats and also heard lntimateo tnat
there mad been deal made with the Demoora,lc
tho passage of the University Appropriation OH, , ~
was agreed that the heads of the prohbitonsts IN 'ne
faculty should come of yet they had heard Oh mo
other charges against theih The nouoe OF tncH
dismissal cnmc il the shape of note from the secre
tary of the Board of Regents. Each OF tue thfee
deposed professors wrote letters 70 uo rsc"est to
Regeuts declining to comply with tne reIae'S 80
resign Tn, letters Of Professors Leonard anu
bellows pointedly expressed the opinion mat tney
were deposed because they were pronipitionH.et
while Professor Parker. whose dismissal was .ne
greatest SURPRISE simply charges J. 10 tne rssI W
known m.ss-:neetings OF alumni ana students wcro
held and resolutions adopted expressing conndence
In the professors and ssking the regents 10
THAR action These resolutions were passed by inc
alumni by O vote Of 145 to 3, and by tue studoh's
unanimously. .,. ,... that
The members Of tho Board OF Regents state ,n na
thsy were actuated only by the purest motiVes aha
vera acting solely tor tho advancement OF the
university II looks though tho nght WnicH d tSa
jts outbreak here last week Will be transferred 10 t
Republican State Convention, and also 70 INC neA'
session OF the Legislature